Labcorp announced the introduction of its Weight Loss Management portfolio. The new offering features educational resources and convenient testing solutions, equipping individuals and their physicians with baseline and ongoing health indicators to inform treatment options, including lifestyle modifications, Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications or bariatric surgery. Labcorp's Weight Loss Management offering features proven tests from Labcorp's comprehensive menu and helps to simplify the process for both physicians and individuals by outlining which tests are typically ordered at different stages of an individual's weight loss journey.

Labcorp's Weight Management Baseline Test captures more than 20 specific factors across blood sugar levels, cholesterol levels, thyroid function and metabolic function, which are essential to understand before starting weight management efforts. Weight loss medications, in particular, can affect liver and kidney function, so baseline testing on metabolic function is helpful before starting a GLP-1 medication. The Weight Management Tracking Test assesses average blood sugar and lipid levels to monitor metabolic health as an individual progresses along the weight loss journey.

Labcorp's guideline-driven bariatric surgery portfolio offers pre- and post-surgery profiles that provide insights for key vitamins and micronutrients that are recommended to be evaluated for potential deficiencies before and after surgery. Labcorp's new offering builds upon the company's leadership in testing for cardiometabolic conditions and its breadth of experience in supporting individuals and physicians with weight management. In addition to its baseline, tracking and bariatric surgery testing portfolio, the company has contributed to bringing GLP-1 medications to market through clinical trial support.

Labcorp also invests in innovative start-up entities through the Labcorp Venture Fund that are developing tools and services to support weight management to help deliver new and more effective solutions for individuals and providers.